What If…?
Summary
Peggy Carter has develop drastically in theMarvel Cinematic Universeto such an extent that she seems like a Captain America replacement , thanks to her appearance inMarvel ’s What If … ?season 2 . precede inCaptain America : First Avengeras a British intelligence service officer and father of the anti - Hydra collective Strategic Scientific Reserve , Carter ab initio appear as Steve Rogers ’ superior and later on became his short - lived love pursuit . Apart from her electric arc being fleshed out further in the live - action serial publication Agent Carter , an alternate translation of the character also wield Captain America ’s shield under the false name Captain Carter inWhat If ’s debut time of year andDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .
But Captain Carter ’s alternate realness adventures in the sequence titled “ What If … Captain Carter Fought the Hydra Stomper ? ” make the character ’s fate all the more interesting . Fighting off a debased Steve Rogers alongside Black Widow , Carter manage to unfreeze Rogers from the clutches of the Red Room but or else gets transported to the year 1602 towardMarvel ’s What If … ?season 2 episode 5 ’s ending . While the MCU has the potential for Carter to be a crucial hero for this alternative realness ’s hereafter , her prominence in both time of year ofWhat If … ?has prompted some criticism .
The Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s last 2023 project hints at how the MCU follow the same multiverse dominion set up by the Spider - Verse franchise .
Some Marvel Fans Have Turned Against What If…?’s Captain Carter
Peggy Carter ’s increased runtime in the MCU as Captain Carter is drawing ire from some Marvel sports fan who trust her character exploitation is unneeded . The main argument driving these literary criticism seems to be the claim that the MCU is n’t spending enough meter with its current Captain America Sam Wilson ( whose old alter egotism was The Falcon ) than this animated series version .
However , it must be mark that even though Captain Carter has had her fair share of appearances as a lead inMarvel ’s What If … ?and a cameo in theDoctor Strangesequel , Wilson has had his own TV outing as Captain America withThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier .
Wilson ’s incumbency as Captain America is bind to be flesh out further with the 2025 releaseCaptain America : Brave New World . As for Captain Carter , the negative remarks are also being targeted at specific moments from the episode that did n’t ride well with audiences . A major case in point is the view where it ’s hinted that even Russian girls “ dream of growing up to be Captain Carter ” .
Some fans are mocking this special negotiation to note how people in Russia have a local heroine like Natasha Romanoff ( Black Widow ) to attend up to or else of Captain Carter . A particular Twitter user even end up referring to Carter as “ Captain Flop ” .
Why Captain Carter Is So Divisive
Peggy Carter ’s tenure in the MCU was kickstarted by her adventures as a British spy , initially during the Second World War and subsequently the Cold War . It ’s only afterMarvel ’s What If … ?championed her as a superhero and one of themembers of the Guardians of the Multiversethat the enfranchisement began explore her potential as a full - vaned Avenger . But unlike Steve Rogers who went through bullying and physical insecurities before getting the Super Soldier blood serum , Carter ’s ascent into superheroism has n’t flummox any serious challenges . Even after becoming Captain America , Rogers went through emotional dilemmas such as crusade against his own best ally Bucky Barnes .
Ever since Carter made herMarvel ’s What If … ?season 1 debut , she has been merely depicted as someone who get the serum rather of Rogers . Even ifAgent Carterrevealed some of the character ’s vulnerabilities , Captain Carter is from an substitute timeline . So , her aroused side needs to be explored more to draw empathy from viewers .
At the same time , it must be notice that some of the critique toward the eccentric is also rooted in sexism , just like howJane Foster ’s Thor inLove and Thunderand Captain Marvel have often been subjected to on-line trolling and detest speech .
Other Marvel Fans Defend Captain Carter
Despite the backlash among MCU fans , actress Hayley Atwell ’s carrying out and Captain Carter ’s heroic electric arc are drawing some positive reaction as well . Some buff believe that she is justifiably a role model for girls in Russia and all over the humankind given her position as a drawing card of the Allied Forces during the Second World War .
Peggy Carter made her first appearance in " Tales of Suspense " # 77 in May 1966 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby .
After all , even a Russian hoagy like Red Guardian was inspired by Captain America . So , the same can be assumed for the Captain America of the universe fromMarvel ’s What If … ?
As for the reaction mark male chauvinist , some add that a Captain America like Sam Wilson himself would n’t remain firm for such demeanor .
A great consensus of fans has also been lavish praise on the season 2 episode , sharing their excitement about where Captain Carter ’s arc endure in future episodes .
Such fans believe that the hate toward the character is forced and unjustified given that Captain Carter has appeared in only two MCU project so far . One Twitter substance abuser even compared the sexist hate to the bullying connected to some strand of theStar Warsfandom .
So , even if Peggy Carter is the Captain America ofMarvel ’s What If … ? , she ’s not taking the spotlight away from otherMCUcounterparts like Steve Rogers or Sam Wilson .
Marvel’sWhat If … ?season 2 is presently streaming on Disney+ .
